Othman al-Nazih

Othman al-Nazih (died 2 January 2015), also known as Sheikh Othman al-Nazeh, was a prominent commander of the Islamic State.

Biography
Othman al-Nazih was born in Saudi Arabia. He became a Professor at King Khalid University, but was later sacked after it was revealed that he was a member of al-Qaeda. al-Nazih traveled to Syria at the outset of the Syrian Civil War and joined the Islamic State, becoming a prominent leader before being posted to the front at Kobani on the border with Turkey. On 2 January 2015, Othman al-Nazih was killed in an airstrike during the Siege of Kobani.